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Review the Socket Blocker

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The presenter introduces the 'Socket Blocker', which are small plastic covers for electrical outlets and switches. He notes he's been sent similar products before but these stand out due to their double-sided tape backing, making them quick and easy to apply. He demonstrates peeling off the protective film from the adhesive strips on the back of a Socket Blocker and pressing it onto an electrical outlet on a wall. He points out how it adheres firmly and covers the outlet completely, preventing paint from getting on it. He reuses one to demonstrate its reusability and good adhesion over multiple uses. He emphasizes that the blockers stick to the outlet's screws, not the wall, ensuring a clean removal without damaging the paint or leaving residue, unlike traditional masking tape. He notes they are suitable for round and square switches and come off easily without issue. The only minor inconvenience is peeling off the small tabs for the adhesive, but this becomes easier with practice. He highlights that this method is more professional than haphazardly taping outlets.

Goal: This step introduces the 'Socket Blocker', a device designed to cover electrical outlets and switches during painting, providing a professional and clean alternative to traditional masking tape.

Tools and materials

  • Electrical Outlet/Switch
  • Socket Blocker

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about a socket a blocker i've been sent a whole bunch of these things in the past and these things are little devices that go over like light sockets and um and socket plugs outlets to keep them covered so you don't get paint on them so you don't roll paint on or spray paint on them i've never really been impressed with a lot of them i got these sent to me and one of the things i really liked about these is they've got double-sided tape on them so they just stick on really quick and really easy now i'm going to tell you i haven't tried them yet so i have a whole bunch of them we're going to cut a pair over i'm going to show you these right here what they look like i kind of messed around with them inside my house this one's been reused a handful of times it's still sticking pretty good so one of the only things i've really found it's just kind of a little bit of annoying just peeling this off and i'm getting better and better appealing just grabbing a corner getting the corner off and sticking these things on but they're definitely these things are staying on there pretty good and that is definitely going to protect your sockets that actually does look a lot more professional than trying to put tape around that socket all right so now i've took the socket blockers and messed around with them a little bit more to try to give you a little bit more advice and some more first-hand you know recommendations or first-hand knowledge on the devices so i got four steps together here i've used it in different scenarios multiple switches together they cover the switches 100 they stick on amazing they don't come off so they got multiple points that would actually stick on the sucker i thought maybe these things you'd um hit them a little bit and they would fall off once you put them on they are on once you pull them off you can stack them and they keep separated um a little bit right here so they come apart pretty easy i was able to get them apart very easily so i do like how they cover the outlets the switches we use them on round switches square switches and they cover them all 100 the only thing just pulling off these tabs the more i did it the quicker i got pulling it off just getting a corner so it didn't annoy me so much as it did the first few times using them so it is a device it's pretty interesting once again it's that that one question is just are you going to run out to your vehicle and grab you know a bin full of socket lockers and put them on versus…

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